by Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924)
Dear gracious hand that casts upon the...
Language: English
Dear gracious hand that casts upon the snow Food to your birds who to your feet fly low -- Cast me some crumb of kindness, since you know I starve to death because I want you so.
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Confirmed with Winter Songs and Sketches, selected and arranged by E. Nesbit and Robert Ellice Mack. London : Griffin, Farran & Company, 1886, p. 28Text Authorship:
- by Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Holway Atkinson , "Dear gracious hand", published c1902 [voice and piano], from Seven songs from Tilfredshäden, no. 1, Chicago: Frank K. Root Co. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-11
Line count: 4
Word count: 36